Vetlanda Municipality
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Vetlanda Municipality is a municipality
in Jönköping County
, in southern Sweden
where the town of Vetlanda
is the seat.
The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Vetlanda (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form a unitary municipality. In 1863, when the first local government acts in Sweden came into force, there were more than 20 entities within the area of the present municipality.
Vetlanda is the birthplace of Johan Franzén
, professional ice hockey
center playing for the Detroit Red Wings
of the National Hockey League
.
and Nässjö Municipality
. It is a sight worthy nature that is visited by tourists for the scenery alone.
The distance to any of the three largest Swedish cities Malmö
(south-west), Gothenburg
(west) and Stockholm
(north-east) is rather similar; about 300 km.
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Vetlanda Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
(Vetlanda BK
) and in motorcycle speedway
(Vetlanda Speedway).
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Jönköping County
Jönköping County
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...
, in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
where the town of Vetlanda
Vetlanda
Vetlanda is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 12,691 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning grounds in Sweden,...
is the seat.
The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Vetlanda (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form a unitary municipality. In 1863, when the first local government acts in Sweden came into force, there were more than 20 entities within the area of the present municipality.
Vetlanda is the birthplace of Johan Franzén
Johan Franzen
Johan Franzén is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :Franzén started playing ice hockey in Boro/Vetlanda HC, Landsbro near Vetlanda in Sweden...
, professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
center playing for the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Geography
Vetlanda Municipality is the largest municipality in Jönköping County. The municipality is situated on the South Swedish highlands, an area situated some 250 meters above sea level and also includes Eksjö MunicipalityEksjö Municipality
Eksjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Eksjö is seat.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Eksjö was amalgamated with three neighboring municipalities....
and Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Nässjö is situated.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Nässjö was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities.-Localities:There are 11 urban areas in Nässjö Municipality.In...
. It is a sight worthy nature that is visited by tourists for the scenery alone.
The distance to any of the three largest Swedish cities Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
(south-west), Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
(west) and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
(north-east) is rather similar; about 300 km.
History
The history of Vetlanda goes back to at least the medieval age when it was the seat for the regional assembly called þing (thing). According to the imaginations of Petter Rudebeck (1660–1710), Vetlanda was before that known as Vitala, and the centre of a mythological kingdom. However, all later archeological research have failed in finding any evidence of it. But the myth was popular during the 18th and 19th century, which displays in the naming of several companies and locations around the municipality.Localities
There are 12 urban areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Vetlanda Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vetlanda Vetlanda Vetlanda is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 12,691 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning grounds in Sweden,... |
12,691 |
| 2 | Ekenässjön Ekenässjön Ekenässjön is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,551 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,551 |
| 3 | Landsbro Landsbro Landsbro is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,454 inhabitants in 2005.Two famous NHL players are from Landsbro: Johan Franzen or "The Mule" and Erik Karlsson.... |
1,454 |
| 4 | Holsbybrunn Holsbybrunn Holsbybrunn is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 780 inhabitants in 2005.... |
780 |
| 5 | Korsberga Korsberga, Vetlanda Korsberga is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 731 inhabitants in 2005.... |
731 |
| 6 | Myresjö Myresjö Myresjö is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 644 inhabitants in 2005.... |
644 |
| 7 | Kvillsfors Kvillsfors Kvillsfors is a bimunicipal locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County and Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County in Sweden with 560 inhabitants in 2005.-External links:* * at vetlanda.se... |
560 |
| 8 | Sjunnen Sjunnen Sjunnen is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 417 inhabitants in 2005.... |
417 |
| 9 | Skede Skede, Sweden Skede is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 345 inhabitants in 2005.... |
345 |
| 10 | Björköby Björköby Björköby is a village in Korsholm, Finland. It is the chief settlement on the island of Björkö.Björköby was an independent municipality until 1973.-References:... |
312 |
| 11 | Pauliström Pauliström Pauliström is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 257 inhabitants in 2005.... |
257 |
| 12 | Nye Nye, Sweden Nye is a locality situated in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 203 inhabitants in 2005.... |
203 |
Sports
Vetlanda boasts successful clubs in bandyBandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
(Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK, founded in 1945, is a bandy club in Vetlanda, Sweden.The home arena is called Sapa Arena. The team colour is yellow. Vetlanda BK has won the Swedish bandy championship three times, 1986, 1991 and 1992 and European Cup once, 1991....
) and in motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
(Vetlanda Speedway).
External links
- Vetlanda Municipality - Official site
- Coat of arms